11.7.12

ENTER2013 - eTourism Opportunities and Challenges for the next 20 years

Innsbruck Austria 22nd to 25th of January 2013

Organised by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), the pre-conference event provides a forum for doctoral students undertaking research related to Information and Communication Technology in Travel and Tourism. Doctoral students at all stages are encouraged to participate and submit. The workshop provides students an opportunity to share and develop their research ideas in a critical but supportive environment and to get feedback from colleagues and leading scholars in the field.

3.7.12

Dear all, IFITT is presenting a new initiative to the strengthen our global community, namely the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship. Please find detailed information about the projects below and contact us at ifitt@ifitt.org to request further information or submit your proposals. Kind regards, Wolfram Höpken Vice President IFITT

IFITT ICT4D SCHOLARSHIP By the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship (Information and Communication Technologies for Development) IFITT will fund young talents coming from developing/emerging countries, to provide a positive impact onto their respective communi-ties through the application of ICT. Projects should be connected with a Master or PhD thesis, having a clear orientation to local development. The scholarship consists of

an assignment of a tutor

funding of ENTER participation

free IFITT membership for one year.

The call for applications is open till the end of July 2012. By the IFITT ICT4D Scholarship, IFITT creates innovative ideas and services for its members based on the potential of the whole community, increases its aware-ness in developing countries and specifically in countries which are underrepresented in IFITT and ENTER and takes social responsibility.

Contact ifitt@ifitt.org to request further information or submit your proposals.